Adds a new non-searchable metric to AO3 works, describing their Kudos/Hits ratio.

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May 10, 2016
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AO3 TrueRank Extension

It's hard to find the best works on AO3. You can search by kudos, but that tends to give preference to works with a lot of readers that may not necessarily be that good. On the other hand, if you search by hits, you get the most popular works, but as a lot of modern music is a testament to, popularity doesn't necessarily imply that a specific individual finds it of a high quality. Searching by comments or bookmarks generally doesn't work because not enough people use those features for them to be a large enough sample size. Plus, a single user can comment more than once on multi-chapter works, artificially inflating the status of those under that search metric.

So what is to be done? How can one, at a glance, determine the overall quality of a work?

Enter TrueRank. This extension takes the number of kudos a work has, divides it by the number of hits it has, and displays the resulting value as a percentage. For example, a work with 12 kudos and 96 hits will have a TrueRank of 12.5, because 12/96 = 1/8 = 0.125. This metric is better than any of the ones listed above because it doesn't give preference to popular works (excluding works with < ~10 hits), nor does it prefer multi-chapter works (each user can only leave 1 kudos, and hits are recorded per unique visitor). It's not perfect by any means, but it's a lot better than the tools we have now.

Unfortunately, due to the way AO3's search works, you cannot sort an entire body of works by their TrueRank, so for sorting purposes you're stuck with one of the built-in options. But this will very quickly let you know whether a work is (in general) going to be work your time to click on.

(Note: The red boxes in the screenshots are for highlighting purposes and do not appear during actual use.)
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install AO3 TrueRank extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install AO3 TrueRank extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install AO3 TrueRank extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install AO3 TrueRank extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download AO3 TrueRank extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a AO3 TrueRank extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the AO3 TrueRank Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the AO3 TrueRank extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the AO3 TrueRank extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for AO3 TrueRank extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the AO3 TrueRank extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download AO3 TrueRank extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install AO3 TrueRank extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the AO3 TrueRank extension file

Select and download the AO3 TrueRank extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the AO3 TrueRank extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your AO3 TrueRank extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the AO3 TrueRank extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install AO3 TrueRank extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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(ID: ) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 01/09/2019 No longer functional

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Olive (ID: 000000d00b451ec2) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/09/2018 doesn't work.. ao3 has a new layout :(

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Endo (ID: 000000f3942807b3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/08/2018 I love this extension - but for whatever reason, it doesn't seem to be working anymore! I think AO3 might have changed something with their API recently or something, because no amount of logging in, logging out, uninstalling, reinstalling, or shaking my computer screen seems to be making a difference.

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Giulia Correia (ID: 000000cedf960517) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/11/2017 It does not work :/

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Kelly Preston (ID: 000000cb61ec95cd) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/28/2016 Does exactly what it says wonderfully. It would be totally awesome if you guys would consider making a filter too ;)